Monk- general discussion and feedback

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All I'm getting from all that is your issue with it is entirely due to your own perception. You begin by suggesting that it effects MNK far more than any other job. We've already established it does not hamper MNKs ability to perform. Please tell me how else it effects the job more than any other, because I don't see it.

What it appears to effect, based on your posts, is your vision of how MNK should be played. Unfortunately, that vision may not be the vision the dev team had when designing it, or a vision you share with fellow MNK players.

It is not a quality of life issue. It is a matter of preference. Unfortunately, the suggested fixes will in fact effect the balance that is already set and make MNK over-powered.

To actually answer your particular points regarding the various DPS jobs, yes... some fights like Titan introduce RNG elements into MNK's ability to DPS. Such mechanics may lead to MNK, a job otherwise not built with RNG mechanics within its rotations, having its DPS effected by RNG.

BLM DPS is RNG based. BRD DPS is RNG based. DPS jobs are no strangers to a bit of RNG as it is. Overall, the effect is not monumental.

As for DRG and SMN.

SMN has a long windup and due to it being DoT based and pet-based, DPS in general is greatly favoring sustained battles over burst ability.

DRG is a job without RNG. It is easiest to compare to MNK, yes. Ok, DRG will not suffer big drop from their top DPS mode due to losing buffs due to RNG either. However, on the flipside, a DRG going balls to the wall with DPS and playing absolutely perfect will lose in DPS to a MNK that just sits on the same target's flank and hits DRK > TwS > Snap Punch over and over again doing absolutely nothing else. The difference in the DPS ceiling between MNK and DRG is staggering. So much so, that DRG has some buffs coming in 2.1. It still won't compare to MNK though, as the devs likely consider their ability to increase BRD DPS as well.

This is why I'm saying that MNK isn't actually being effected more than DRG. DRG simply comes with reliable, consistent ST DPS. MNK, over the course of the same fight will have its highs and lows based on GL stacks, etc, but will still avg out at least as good as that DRG. In fact, as I've suggested before, MNKs currently perform far better than DRGs even when they drop their stacks a few times.